Kairat Akhmetov feeling back to his best ahead of Danny Kingad showdown at ONE: Winter Warriors II

“The
Kazakh”
Akhmetov,
boasting
a
27-2
professional
mixed
martial
arts
slate,
admits
he
has
never
felt
better
after
recovering
from
a
long-time
back
injury
that
sidelined
him
for
an
extended
period
of
time.

The
former
ONE
Flyweight
World
Champion,
currently
the
#4-ranked
contender,
wants
to
show
why
he
should
be
regarded
as
the
best
flyweight
in
the
division.

And
his
ascent
to
earn
a
shot
at
the
gold
strap
he
once
held
will
kick
off
against
the
#2-ranked
Filipino
fighter
“The
King”.

ONE
Championship
closes
out
2021
with
ONE
Winter
Warriors
II
on
December
17

“I’m
100-percent
ready
with
no
injuries
or
anything
bothering
me.
I
feel
excellent.
I’m
ready
to
make
a
show
and
perform
at
my
best,”
the
34-year-old
athlete
said.

“The
fans
should
expect
a
very
uncompromising
fight.
It’s
difficult
to
say
[how
it
will
go],
but
I
know
I
will
feel
great
joy
and
pride.”

“The
Kazakh”
understands
that
Kingad,
who
fights
out
of
the
world-renowned
Team
Lakay
gym,
will
be
a
formidable
opponent
at
the
Singapore
Indoor
Stadium.
Besides,
the
Philippine
National
Wushu
Champion
is
on
a
similar
quest
to
sit
on
the
flyweight
throne.

Ramazanov
wants
title
shot
if
he
defeats
Kadestam
at
ONE:
Winter
Warriors
II

But
his
recent
successes
on
the
global
stage
makes
the
martial
artist
from
Almaty
believe
that
things
will
go
his
way.

The
three-time
National
Greco-Roman
Wrestling
Champion
scored
consecutive
victories
versus
“The
Southern
Eagle”
Ma
Hao
Bin,
Reece
“Lightning”
McLaren,
and
“Holy
Beast”
Dae
Hwan
Kim.

“At
this
moment,
I’m
at
the
peak
of
my
capabilities,”
the
Arlan
MMA
Pro
Team
and
Tiger
Muay
Thai
standout
said.

“I’m
happy.
I
have
three
wins
in
a
row,
and
I
am
fourth
in
the
rankings.
This
motivates
me
to
become
the
champion.”

ONE:
WINTER
WARRIORS
II
–
Three
fights
confirmed
for
lead
card

Though
an
injury
and
some
in-ring
setbacks
might
have
slowed
him
down
a
little,
Akhmetov
knows
that
a
couple
more
victories
will
push
him
much
closer
to
the
World
Title
he
earned
during
his
ONE
debut
in
November
2015.

As
confident
as
he
is,
however,
the
wrestler
preferred
to
remain
grounded
when
asked
about
his
chances
of
defeating
Kingad.

“I
can’t
foresee
the
outcome
of
the
fight,
but
I
am
prepared
and
ready
to
go
all
three
rounds.
If
I
can
win
ahead
of
time,
I
will
do
my
best
to
take
this
chance,”
he
proclaimed.

Download
the
ONE
Super
App
to
catch
all
the
action
from
ONE:
WINTER
WARRIORS
II.
Fans
in
India
can
watch
the
main
card
on
Disney+
Hotstar
or
Star
Sports
Select
1
at
6
PM
India
Standard
Time
(IST)
on
Friday
(December
17).

Source:
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Release